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ap215 wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:42 am COVID outbreak on cruise ship approaching New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten people aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship approaching New Orleans have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Saturday night.

The Norwegian Breakaway had departed New Orleans on Nov. 28 and is due to return this weekend, the Louisiana Department of Health said in a news release. Over the past week, the ship made stops in Belize, Honduras and Mexico.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus- ... 61d800056f
Who goes on a cruise in the middle of a 2-year pandemic?

What kind of companies run these operations? #wth
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carmenjonze wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:52 am Who goes on a cruise in the middle of a 2-year pandemic?

What kind of companies run these operations? #wth
stupid

I want to go to Hawaii, again. I want to fly in a 747 for once, probably arent any from where I live to there.

I want to but with Covid, I dont know.
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carmenjonze wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:52 am Who goes on a cruise in the middle of a 2-year pandemic?

What kind of companies run these operations? #wth
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South Korea breaks daily COVID-19 record with over 7K cases

South Korea broke its daily coronavirus case record after hitting more than 7,000 new cases on Wednesday.

“Last week, the level of daily increase reached 5,000 and today the tally came out over 7,000 – the viral spread has been fierce,” Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

https://thehill.com/policy/internationa ... 7000-cases
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University of Florida researchers pressured to destroy COVID-19 data, told not to criticize DeSantis: report
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... id-19-data

Researchers at the University of Florida allegedly felt pressured to delete COVID-19 data while working on a study for an undisclosed state entity, according to a report released on Monday by the Faculty Senate committee.

The report stated that staff felt "external pressure to destroy" data and "barriers to accessing and analyzing" data in a timely manner.

The document added that staff said there were "barriers to publication of scientific research which inhibited the ability of faculty to contribute scientific findings during a world-wide pandemic."


Other challenges reported to the committee included "palpable reticence and even fear on the part of faculty to speak up on these issues." In addition, faculty "often engaged in self-censorship and chose not to 'rock the boat' for fear of retaliation," according to the report.

University of Florida employees were reportedly told "not to criticize the Governor of Florida [Republican Ron DeSantis] or UF policies related to COVID-19 in media interactions."

However, the Faculty Senate committee said that they "did not have the resources or the time to fully investigate these reports or their legal and policy implications. Faculty did express discontent about political interference with our mission, that academic freedom is under attack, and that we will likely lose faculty as a result."

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"We knew there was more silencing and pressure coming from above. The Big Above. There was grave concern about retaliation and a sense that anyone who objected to the state of affairs might lose his or her job or be punished in some way," Danaya Wright, a constitutional law professor and former Faculty Senate chairperson, told The Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday.

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I don't know what NOT to BOLD here. This is the kind of pressure on science you often see from ... dictators.
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Why does the PA SC want to kill children?


https://www.inquirer.com/news/pa-school ... 11210.html

Pa. Supreme Court strikes down school mask mandate as Wolf administration loses appeal
The court said Friday it had vacated an order that allowed the mask mandate to remain in place while the Wolf administration appealed the Commonwealth Court ruling.
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Navy destroyer Executive Officer relieved of duty for failing to get COVID vaccination.
The executive officer of the destroyer Winston Churchill was relieved Friday due to a “loss of confidence” in his ability to lead and failure to follow a “lawful order,” according to Naval Surface Force Atlantic.

Multiple media reports claim that Cmdr. Lucian Kins was relieved for failing to receive the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine and comply with COVID-19 testing. According to the Associated Press, Kins is the first officer in the Navy ousted for failing to comply with that policy.

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fischer, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force Atlantic, said he could not speak to Kins’ vaccination and testing status due to privacy concerns. Likewise, when asked if Kins had applied for a religious exemption, Fischer said that “we don’t comment on administrative actions taken by service members.”
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Number6 wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 12:57 pm Navy destroyer Executive Officer relieved of duty for failing to get COVID vaccination.


Anyone in the military who thinks the military isn't taking COVID-19 and vaccinations seriously is making a big mistake.
Stars and Stripes has an undated photo of him, which even if it were dated today shows the officer being a wee bit on the elderly side to only be an XO. He's clearly been passed over for promotion before this. My guess is he will get to go home and stay there after this debacle.
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sam lefthand wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:48 pm Stars and Stripes has an undated photo of him, which even if it were dated today shows the officer being a wee bit on the elderly side to only be an XO. He's clearly been passed over for promotion before this. My guess is he will get to go home and stay there after this debacle.
He doesn't look, IMO, to being a wee bit on the elderly side. He looks to be in his early to- mid-40s which wouldn't be unusual for his rank.
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Lieutenant Commander Kins.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2 ... 30593.html.

Maybe he was passed over again and decided to show how pissed off he was at the Navy. O rhe is one these deluded fools who thinks that by not getting vaxed he is showing defending his "Freedom".

He is about the right age for his grade.
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sam lefthand wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:48 pm Stars and Stripes has an undated photo of him, which even if it were dated today shows the officer being a wee bit on the elderly side to only be an XO. He's clearly been passed over for promotion before this. My guess is he will get to go home and stay there after this debacle.
Doesn't look elderly at all.

I'd say as usual, Number Six knows what he's talking about.
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Covid: First UK death recorded with Omicron variant

At least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant, the prime minister has said.

Boris Johnson said the new variant was also resulting in hospital admissions and the "best thing" people could do was get their booster jab.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59639007
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Monday to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus- ... e0fe421f8c.

The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses and other medical workers who say they are being forced to choose between their jobs and religious beliefs.

As is typical in such appeals, the court did not explain its order, although it has similarly refused to get in the way of vaccine mandates elsewhere.

Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. “Now, thousands of New York healthcare workers face the loss of their jobs and eligibility for unemployment benefits,” Gorsuch wrote in a 14-page opinion that Alito joined.
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marindem01 wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:16 pm WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Monday to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus- ... e0fe421f8c.

The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses and other medical workers who say they are being forced to choose between their jobs and religious beliefs.

As is typical in such appeals, the court did not explain its order, although it has similarly refused to get in the way of vaccine mandates elsewhere.

Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. “Now, thousands of New York healthcare workers face the loss of their jobs and eligibility for unemployment benefits,” Gorsuch wrote in a 14-page opinion that Alito joined.
There is no religious belief that prevent vaccination. Leaders of all major churches tell people to get vaccinated. Heck, the Mormon Church sent out a directive to all local church leadership forbidding them from producing religious exemption letters.
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gounion wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:28 pm There is no religious belief that prevent vaccination. Leaders of all major churches tell people to get vaccinated. Heck, the Mormon Church sent out a directive to all local church leadership forbidding them from producing religious exemption letters.
Is there anywhere in the Bible where Jesus or anyone who said "Thou Shalt Not Vaccinate."
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Number6 wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:19 pm Is there anywhere in the Bible where Jesus or anyone who said "Thou Shalt Not Vaccinate."
Hell, there's nowhere in the Bible where a round earth or germ theory is mentioned. But they do mention unicorns and dragons.
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Getting my booster on the 27th
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Glennfs wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:21 pm Getting my booster on the 27th
Good, that's a gift for you and everyone else.
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‘General Hospital’ Vet Ingo Rademacher Hits ABC With “Religious Discrimination” Suit Over Covid Vaccine Mandate

Mere weeks after Ingo Rademacher was pink slipped from General Hospital by ABC for not getting a Covid-19 vaccination, the actor has jabbed the Disney-owned network with a wide-ranging civil rights lawsuit on constitutional grounds.

“ABC’s actions are blatantly unlawful,” proclaims a jury trial seeking complaint filed today in LA Superior Court by the law firm of JW Howard Attorneys, LTD. “ABC does not have the authority to force a medical treatment to its employees against their will,” the filing goes on to say (read it here). “These actions constitute religious discrimination and violate Mr. Rademacher’s rights under state and federal law.”

https://deadline.com/2021/12/ingo-radem ... 234890438/
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UK expected to remove 11 countries from red list

The UK government is expected to remove all 11 countries from England's red list, easing travel restrictions.

Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk ... ar-AARNNYi
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Air Force discharges 27 airmen for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

The Air Force gave its forces until Nov. 2 to get the vaccine, and thousands have either refused or sought an exemption. Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said Monday that these are the first airmen to be administratively discharged for reasons involving the vaccine.

She said all of them were in their first term of enlistment, so they were younger, lower-ranking personnel. And while the Air Force does not disclose what type of discharge a service member gets, legislation working its way through Congress limits the military to giving troops in vaccine refusal cases an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.

None of the 27 airmen sought any type of exemption, medical, administrative or religious, Stefanek said. Several officials from the other services said they believe that so far only the Air Force has gotten this far along in the process and discharged people over the vaccine refusal.
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https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1469449297720717319
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Final data on pills to treat Covid-19 holds strong against hospitalization and death, Pfizer says

(CNN) Pfizer's updated results for its experimental treatment for Covid-19 showed it cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms, the company announced in a news release Tuesday.

Pfizer hopes it can eventually offer the pills, under the name Paxlovid, for people to take at home before they get sick enough to go to the hospital. Paxlovid combines a new antiviral drug named nirmatrelvir and an older one called ritonavir.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/health/p ... index.html
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The Navy is ordering commanders to start the separation process for sailors who refuse to get vaccinated.
Navy commanders have been ordered to begin the separation process for sailors who have refused to take the coronavirus vaccine, according to a draft of service guidance scheduled to be released Wednesday.

Rear Adm. James Waters, the Navy’s director of military personnel plans and policy, said the service wants “to keep every sailor in uniform,” but now more than two weeks since the service’s immunization deadline passed and it’s time to require vaccine refusers to leave the Navy.

However, sailors who missed the Nov. 28 deadline to receive the vaccine but change their mind can notify their chain-of-command and halt their separation if they get immunized, Waters said. So far, 919 sailors have gotten the shots since Nov. 15 — the last day for active-duty sailors to receive the vaccine to meet the deadline.
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CNN is reporting they're worried about another major outbreak in January.

Of course, here's how the conservatives will react: Well, this variant isn't as deadly, even though it's more contagious, so, we should...

...do nothing.

Just as they've wanted to do from the beginning.

Here's the problem: Making sure the virus keeps spreading means that new variants can spring up. The next variant could be 10 times as deadly, and can be completely resistant to the current vaccine.

Then they'd say "who could have foreseen that?"

EVERYONE could have foreseen that!

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